Expanding Envelope

By Guy Norris

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Who's Where

Robert Leduc has been appointed president of Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines, a United Technologies unit headquartered in East Hartford, Connecticut. Leduc had been president of Sikorsky prior to its sale. He will succeed Paul Adams, who is retiring.

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Commander’s Intent

99 Bugs in the Code

Lessons from JSF software glitches

By Bill Sweetman

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First Take

The first fuel transfer from a Boeing KC-46A tanker to a receiver aircraft was completed on Jan. 24, a key step toward approval of low-rate initial production. EMD-2, the first fully configured test aircraft, boom-refueled an F-16C and in coming weeks will transfer fuel to a C-17, A-10, F/A-18 and AV-8B (page 32).

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40 YEARS AGO IN AVIATION WEEK

Nearly seven years after its first flight, the Concorde inaugurated international supersonic transport passenger service in early 1976. Air France and British Airways Concordes took off simultaneously from Paris Charles de Gaulle and London Heathrow at 12:40 p.m. GMT.